Novodevichy Cemetery

3,300+ memorials
Novodevichy Cemetery is a cemetery. BurialMap has 3,390 memorial records for people buried here. Notable people buried here include writer, sculptor, historian, politician, actress.

Memorials

Nâzım Hikmet
1901–1963 (age 62)
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Vladimir Beklemishev
1890–1962 (age 72)
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A respected zoologist whose scientific work advanced understanding of the natural world.
Nikita Najdenov
1892–1961 (age 69)
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Sofia Dzerzhinskaya
1882–1968 (age 86)
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A notable politician whose public service shaped twentieth-century Russian civic life.
Galina Nikolayeva
1911–1963 (age 52)
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Vasily Azhayev
1915–1968 (age 53)
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A talented writer whose literary works enriched twentieth-century Russian culture.
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891–1967 (age 76)
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Nikolay Ilyich Belyaev
1903–1966 (age 63)
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Soviet politician who served in administrative roles during the mid-20th century.
George de Roerich
1902–1960 (age 58)
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Anton Lopatin
1897–1965 (age 68)
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Soviet military officer who served during a transformative period in Soviet military history.
Yury Olesha
1899–1960 (age 61)
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Vsevolod Ivanov
1895–1963 (age 68)
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Soviet writer whose literary works significantly contributed to Russian and Soviet literature.
Samuil Marshak
1887–1964 (age 77)
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Olga Lepeshinskaya
1871–1963 (age 92)
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Pioneer Soviet politician and revolutionary who broke barriers for women in early Soviet governance.
Nikolai Aseev
1889–1963 (age 74)
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Markian Popov
1902–1969 (age 67)
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Soviet military commander whose strategic leadership contributed to Soviet military operations.
Vladimir Minorsky
1877–1966 (age 89)
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Lina Stern
1878–1968 (age 90)
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Lina Stern was a pioneering Soviet biochemist and physiologist born in Kaunas in 1878 who died in 1968 and was buried at...
Nadezhda Udaltsova
1886–1961 (age 75)
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Nadezhda Udaltsova was a Russian avant-garde artist born in Oryol in 1886 who died in 1961 and was buried at Novodevichy...
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
1880–1968 (age 88)
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Renowned Soviet mathematician whose theoretical contributions significantly advanced the field of mathematics.
Anatoli Fedorovich Kapustinskii
1906–1960 (age 54)
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Vissarion Shebalin
1902–1963 (age 61)
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Distinguished Soviet composer whose musical works significantly contributed to Soviet classical music.
Heinrich Neuhaus
1888–1964 (age 76)
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Nikolai Pogodin
1900–1962 (age 62)
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Prominent Soviet screenwriter and dramatist whose works shaped Soviet cinema and theater.
Semyon Lavochkin
1900–1960 (age 60)
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Elena Gnesina
1874–1967 (age 93)
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Pioneer Soviet composer and music educator whose contributions shaped Soviet musical culture.
Boris Stechkin
1891–1969 (age 78)
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Boris Stechkin (1891-1969) was a Russian engineer and scientist from Trufanovo who made significant contributions to avi...
Ivan Pyryev
1901–1968 (age 67)
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Ivan Pyryev was a prominent Soviet screenwriter whose works shaped Russian cinema in the 20th century.
Vladimir Klimov
1892–1962 (age 70)
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Oleg Kierbikow
1907–1965 (age 58)
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Oleg Kierbikow was a Soviet psychiatrist who contributed to the development of psychiatric medicine in Russia.
Aleksandr Deyneka
1899–1969 (age 70)
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Vasily Kazakov
1898–1968 (age 70)
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Vasily Kazakov was a Soviet military officer whose career reflected his service to the Russian armed forces.
Pavel Korin
1892–1967 (age 75)
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Sergey Kiselyov
1905–1962 (age 57)
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Sergey Kiselyov was a Soviet historian whose scholarly contributions advanced Russian historical understanding.
Georgy Pushkin
1909–1963 (age 54)
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Ivan Schmalhausen
1884–1963 (age 79)
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Ivan Schmalhausen was a renowned Soviet zoologist whose research significantly advanced the field of evolutionary biolog...
Jānis Spāre
1891–1962 (age 71)
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Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov
1893–1966 (age 73)
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Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov was a Soviet zoologist whose work contributed to Russian biological sciences.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kharkevich
1904–1965 (age 61)
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Sergey Golunsky
1895–1962 (age 67)
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Sergey Golunsky was a prominent Soviet judge and legal scholar whose work shaped Soviet jurisprudence.
Sergey Gerasimov
1885–1964 (age 79)
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Sergey Gerasimov (1885-1964) was a distinguished Russian painter from Mozhaysk who was buried at Moscow's Novodevichy Ce...
Lev Romanovich Sheïnin
1906–1967 (age 61)
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Lev Romanovich Sheinín (1906-1967) was a Soviet writer and journalist from Velizh Uyezd who was laid to rest at Novodev...
Alexander Bakulev
1890–1967 (age 77)
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Alexander Bakulev (1890-1967) was a pioneering Soviet cardiovascular surgeon born in Bakuli who founded the Institute of...
Kirill Shchelkin
1911–1968 (age 57)
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Kirill Shchelkin (1911-1968) was a Soviet nuclear physicist born in Tbilisi who played a key role in the development of ...
Natalya Rozenel
1900–1962 (age 62)
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Natalya Rozenel (1900-1962) was a Soviet actress born in Chernobyl who was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
Sergei Rubinstein
1889–1960 (age 71)
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Sergei Rubinstein (1889-1960) was a Soviet psychologist and philosopher born in Odesa who made significant contributions...
Vasily Osokin
1894–1960 (age 66)
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Vasily Osokin (1894-1960) was a Russian figure from Ryazan Uyezd who was laid to rest at Moscow's prestigious Novodevich...
Konstantin Antonov
1901–1969 (age 68)
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Konstantin Antonov was a Soviet military officer born in Zelenga in 1901 who died in 1969 and was buried at Novodevichy ...
Абрам Арго
1897–1968 (age 71)
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Iosif Matveyevich Petlyuk (1897-1968) was a Russian from Nemirivka who was buried at Nikolo-Arkhangelskoe Cemetery.
Andrey Andreevitsj Arendt
1890–1965 (age 75)
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Andrey Andreevitsj Arendt was a Russian architect born in Simferopol in 1890 who died in 1965 and was buried at Novodevi...